Article of jewelry



March 3, 1936. M. BOUCHER 2,032,907

ARTICLE OF JEWELRY Filed Oct. 16, 1935 J 2O 8 19 44 19 s INVENTOR .A A A Marcel Boucher A! r gs) I 23 25 n 15 (w 9 2 27 27 25 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNI-TED STATES PATEN OFFICE ARTICLE or JEWELRY Application October 16, 1935, Serial No. 45,177

5 Claims.

The invention relates to an article of jewelry and has particularly in mind what might be termed a composite article of jewelry.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple means for mounting a pair of ornamental clips so as to provide a brooch. The effect thus produced is highly ornamental, distinctive and extremely good looking and when one so desires the clips may be readily and quickly removed from their mounting or supporting member and used as individual ornamental dress clips.

Other advantages will become apparent as this specification proceeds. Referring to the drawing forming a part thereof and in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the supporting member;

Fig. 2 is an edge view;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of one of the ornamental clips;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an end View;

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan of the assembled composite article of jewelry;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 88 of Fig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is a face view taken on a smaller scale.

Referring again to said drawing the supporting member which is designated by the reference numeral Ill comprises a T-shaped member having a cross bar H and a leg I2. The cross bar ll carries the pin or fastening means l3 and the leg 12 has formed integral therewith a pair of tongues or projections l4. 7

Pivoted at IS in ears l6 mounted on the under side of the leg I2 are latch-members "-41. The latch-members are provided with upturned ends I8 and finger pieces IS.

The dress clip 20, particularly illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, comprises the front ornamental face 2| to which is pivoted at 22 with a conventional type of spring hinge, the clip-member 23. The clip-member is provided at its intermediate portion with a slot or aperture 24. The abutment 25 for the spring portion 26 of the clip member is also provided with a slot or aperture 21. The clip-member may be provided with one or more pointed members 28 to assist in holding the dress clip to a garment when it is so used. It is to be understood the front ornamental face 2! is decorated in any desired manner.

Inassembling the composite article of jewelry the latch-members are swung away from the supporting member as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 2 and the tongues M of the supporting member are entered into the slots or apertures 21 in the region of the hinge portions of the dress-clips. 5 The straight edges 30 of the dress clips are brought into abutting relation with each other and the latch-members are swung inwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 8 with the upturned ends l8 engaging the slots 24 in the clip-mem- 10 bers of the dress clips. The front ornamental face members of the dress clips may be suitably recessed to accommodate the cross bar H and leg 92. It is thought to be apparent from the foregoing that the dress clips may be easily and quickly attached to the supporting member to form a brooch or detached from the supporting member to be used as individual dress clips.

When the composite piece of jewelry is assembled the clips are securely and firmly held in position. In known articles of jewelry of this nature it has been necessary to open the clips and pass them around bars or frames and there is always the probability of the clips becoming loose on the mounting frames. In accordance with the present invention there is no necessity for opening the dress clip when attaching it to or detaching it from thesupporting member. This makes for easy and simple assembling and provides the desired rigid construction when assembled.

Changes in details of construction and arrangements of parts such as would occur to one skilled in the art are to be considered as coming within the spirit of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An article of jewelry having in combination, a supporting member, tongues formedv on said supporting member, latch-members pivotally mounted on said supporting member, and ornamental clips carried by said supporting member, said ornamental clips being provided with apertures to cooperate with said tongues and other apertures to cooperate with said latch members so as to firmly position said clips on said supporting member, said clips being capable of being positioned on or removed from said supporting member while in their closed position.

2. An article of jewelry having in combination, a supporting member formed of a cross bar and a leg extending therefrom, tongues formed on said leg, latch-members pivotally mounted on said' leg, and'ornamental clips carried by said supporting member, said ornamental clips being provided with apertures at their hinge regions to cooperate with said tongues and with apertures in their clip-members to cooperate with said latch-members, whereby said clips are firmly po-.

sitioned on said supporting member.

3. An article of Jewelry having in combination, a T-shaped supporting member formed of a cross bar and a leg extending therefrom, tongues formed on either side of said leg, latch members pivotally mounted on the under side of said leg, and a pair of ornamental clips carried by said supporting member, said ornamental clips being provided with apertures at their hinge region to cooperate with said tongues and with apertures in their clip-members to cooperate with said latch-members, whereby said clips are firmly positioned on said supporting member.

4. A supporting member for an article of jewelry, said supporting member being T-shaped and formed of a cross bar and a leg extending therefrom, tongues formed on either side of said leg, and latch-members pivotally mounted on the under side of said leg, said tongues and said latch-member being adapted to cooperate with a pair of ornamental clips to firmly position same on said supporting member, said tongues cooperating with apertures formed in the hingeregion of said clips and said latch-members cooperating with apertures the clip-portion of said clips.

5. A dress clip forming part of an article of jewelry, said dress clip comprising an ornamental front section, a clip member hinged to said front section, an aperture formed in the region where said clip member is hinged to said front section, and another aperture formed in the intermediate part of said clip member, said apertures being adapted to cooperate with tongues and latch-members forming locking means on a supporting member for said article of jewelry.

MARCEL BOUCHER. 

